The Early Years Alliance has launched a new publication explaining the positive impact of time outdoors on children’s development, enabling them to self-regulate, problem solve, and appreciate nature and their responsibility towards it.
The Alliance's new publication Introducing Forest School in the Early Years provides guidance on how to create a Forest School with links to the EYFS...
I love having a few worksheet type activities pre prepared for rainy days, or if I need a quick go-to activity. This letter finding activity is one of those kinds of activity and my children always really enjoy it. For my 6 year old it is an activity he is really confident with and it gives him a quick feeling of being able to achieve something. My 4 year old is learning all about her letters...
Playing with duplo blocks is a creative way to learn a variety of new skills like addition and subtraction! Your child will love the vibrant colours and bold shapes of duplo blocks, which make them perfect for any learning environment. Maths isn’t always the most exciting subject for kids. To make it more appealing for them, they need to have fun while learning. Here is my top list of...
We don’t mind a messy painting activity in our house, but there are some times when I really don’t fancy having to hose down the children and kitchen after a painting session. This painting activity is a much quicker activity for children to do if you’re short of time (but it can take a bit longer to set up) and creates hardly any mess at all. The magic ingredient of this activity, which...
Top 5 activities to teach your child to spell words
When I started trying to teach my children about simple words I found it all a bit daunting and didn’t really know where to begin. We started off sitting down and writing out the words, but my children lost interest pretty quickly. So I came up with some more creative ways to teach them, here are my top 5 activity ideas ....
